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Overlanding in Africa

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Overlanding in Africa

What are the chances that on a four-week trip through South Africa you are going to get to know a driver ...

What are the chances that on a four-week trip through South Africa you are going to get to know a driver with four wives; a man who was expelled from high school and now, between stints as a park rang ...

June 01, 2019
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In Search of Silverback Gorillas

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In Search of Silverback Gorillas

Rwanda, the land of a thousand hills, is surrounded by higher mountain ranges, terraced farmlands and jaw ...

Rwanda, the land of a thousand hills, is surrounded by higher mountain ranges, terraced farmlands and jaw-dropping panoramas. This is where I chose to make the trek to see the endangered Silverback go ...

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The Myths and Magic of Donegal County

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The Myths and Magic of Donegal County

“Those are fairy trees,” says Rob Rankin, owner of Vagabond Tours, as he points at a hawthorn tree, “they ...

“Those are fairy trees,” says Rob Rankin, owner of Vagabond Tours, as he points at a hawthorn tree, “they bring luck and, even today, farmers plow around them so as not to disturb them.” As we co ...

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Fun on Fundy

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Fun on Fundy

During this visit to Canada's East Coast, I'm not surprised to find out that the Bay of Fundy is one of N ...

During this visit to Canada's East Coast, I'm not surprised to find out that the Bay of Fundy is one of North America's seven wonders. The 320-kilometre-long waterway divides the province of Nova Scot ...

November 01, 2018
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Dung Beetles Have Right-of-Way

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Dung Beetles Have Right-of-Way

Dung beetles have right-of-way here! Nothing else, not even pedestrians, just dung beetles. I’m in South ...

Dung beetles have right-of-way here! Nothing else, not even pedestrians, just dung beetles. I’m in South Africa and road signs proclaiming this law are everywhere. I first encounter the beetles in a g ...

June 01, 2011
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